Narrative:

Ground controller cleared an mlt Y across clt runway 36R as local controller cleared us for takeoff. Takeoff power was not set. My medium large transport X slowly (30-40 KTS) rolled down runway. Tower admitted his mistake on frequency. This was not an abort.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTLR CLRED AN MLT TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY AS AN MLG WAS STARTING HIS TKOF ROLL. POTENTIAL CONFLICT.

Narrative: GND CTLR CLRED AN MLT Y ACROSS CLT RWY 36R AS LCL CTLR CLRED US FOR TKOF. TKOF PWR WAS NOT SET. MY MLG X SLOWLY (30-40 KTS) ROLLED DOWN RWY. TWR ADMITTED HIS MISTAKE ON FREQ. THIS WAS NOT AN ABORT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.